Drum Clamps - Forklifts are really used to store, move and lift products placed on pallets. For companies that utilize drums, they normally require an attachment to be able to deal with moving, storing and lifting them. There are some different attachments which a business can use for all of your drum moving, storing and lifting needs. These attachments are specifically used in order to handle drum containers - thus there is no chance of damage to the item or drum container whenever they are moved, lifted or stored.
Drum Positioner And Grab
The drum positioner can be utilized in order to load and unload drums off of vehicles, racks, and drum stands. These are offered in three and four tine models. This accessory is fully mechanical, hence enabling the individual operating it to be able to operate all from the comfort of the lift truck seat. Able to move large and extra large plastic drums, steel, its capacity is 210 liters. This particular attachment is used for drum pyramid stacking.
The drum grab can be mounted to the forks, with a designed purpose of handling metal drums which have rolling hoops. Though the original purpose for the design was to deal with steel drums with rolling hoops, the drum grab could help accommodate plastic drums as well. Drum capacity maximum is 220 liters for plastic barrels and 210 for steel drums with rolling hoops.
The Rotator
The drum rotator is a forklift accessory that mounts on to the blades themselves. The purpose of the drum rotator is to lift the drum and turn it upside down. The drum fits in to the rotator using a steel clamp which fits over the middle of the drum. The rotation is performed by either a continuous loop chain or a crank handle. The crank handle is used for operations that take place below shoulder level. For operations that should occur above shoulder level, the continuous circle chain will be utilized.
Drum tines are simple fork mounted accessory which can be utilized for stacking and unstacking 210-liter metal drums. Stacking requires nothing fancy, just easy horizontal positioning of the drums. The carriage-mounted attachments reduce the load center of the drums.
Automatic Tongs
Drum tongs come in both automatic and semi-automatic versions which can be utilized in the open topped and tight head metal drum styles. The drum tongs could likewise be attached in many different ways to the forklift. One method is to connect them under a fork-mounted hook. Another way is to connect them to a carriage mounted jib or a fork-mounted jib. Either the semi automatic and the automatic have a drum capacity of 210 liters. With the automatic, there is no requirement for the person operating it to ever leave the seat of the lift truck.
Rim Grip Handler
The Rip Grip Drum Handler is the perfect option for lift truck accessories, whenever there is a need to store drums with inadequate area accessible. This attachment could be used on both 120L and 210L drums. The Rim Grip Handler operates by utilizing metal jaws to hold the edge of the drum. It picks the drum up and puts it down without requiring any room between all the drums. The typical unit utilized in the business is a zinc-plated handler, although, this particular attachment comes available in stainless steel for the food and drink industry.
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